recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
until now; so far; up to the present
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
outsider; someone outside of a group
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
had better ...; had better not ...